Cabinet for phonograph-records.



w. c. HELLER! CABINET FOR PHONOGRAPH RECORDS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.'24.1917.

1,262,789. Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

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CABINET FOR PHONOGRAPH RECORDS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, I917 Patented Apr. 16, l9l&-

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Specification o! Batters Patent. Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

Application filed February 24, m7. Serial as. 150,640.

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM C. HELLER, a citizen of the United States,and a resi-- dent of Montpelier, in the county of Williams and State ofOhio, have invented'a certain new and useful Cabinet'forPhonograph-Records; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will onableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thecharacters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to cabinets, and particularly to those adaptedfor filing phonograph records.

The object of my invention is the rovision of a simple, efiicient andimprove cabinet of the class described, which is operable by an openingor closing of the door to move a record holding rack, contained therein,to record delivering or record storing positions, respectively. Otherobjects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing detailed description thereof.

While the invention, in its broader aspect, is capable of embodiment innumerous forms, a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which I Figure 1 is a perspective view of acabinet in open position embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlargedfragmentary sectional view thereof with the cabinet in open position.Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the same in closed position. Fig. 4 is abottom perspective view of the ca section of the cabinet, and Fig. 5 isa agmentary top perspective view of the record receiving section of thecabinet.

The cabinet embodying my invention is preferably of the sectional type,and in the illustrated embodiment comprises the base I section 1, thecabinet proper or record storg section 2, and the cap section 3, builtup one on top of another. W

The cabinet section 2, in which the primary feature of my inventionresides, has its front side open, with a door 4: hinged therein at itslower edge to adapt it to have outward and downward opening movements.The top strip 5, which is sed adjacent to the upper front edge of t ecabinet seetion, acts as a stop for the closing movements of the door.

A record holding rack 6 of V-form in cross-section is'mounted within thecabinet for rocking movements, being hinged at its apex to the cabinetbottom, slightly to the rear of the front edge thereof, as at 7. Thespace between the side walls of the rack is divided into-a plurality ofrecord receiving stalls by transverse partitions 8.

Each end ofthe rack 6 is connected to the respective end portion of thedoor, at its inner side, by a link 9, which is pivoted at one end to therack, preferably adjacent to its upper forward edge, and at its otherend to the door. The relative positions of the link-pivots arepreferably such that the 'links stand in substantially vertical or upright positions when the door is in closed position, as shown in Fig. 3.It is thus evident that upon an opening of the door theopening orforward rocking movement of the rack is very slow at first and graduallyincreases to substantially that of the door, and that upon a closing ofthe door the speed of the rearward closing movement of the rack isgraduallydiminished while the movements of the door may be uniform. Thisis important as a sudden opening or closing of the door will notcommunicate any shock to the records in the rack. When the rack is inclosed position its rear side stands slightly inclined from a horizontalplane to prevent records rolling rearward out of the stalls, and a frontwall of the rack also stands slightly inclined from a horizontal planewhen in open position to prevent a forward rolling of records therefrom.Thecenter of ravity of the rack and recordscontained t erein is at therear of the rocking axis of the rack when the door is near its closedposition, thereby exerting a closing effort on the door, which is animportant feature. The opening move ment of the door and rack is limitedby the rear end portions of the rack ends striking stops 10 on thecabinet ends. The cabinet is substantiallyair-tight to provide an aircushion for the door when closingto prevent a slamming action. The door4:, when in open position, forms a shelf in advance of the rack on whichrecords or other articles may be .placed, and is provided on its topside lengthwise of the rack with a frame or plate 11 for receivin orholding a card 12 having divisions erein in r' with and a bar beingpreferably of metal. This bar is intended to fit up into a registeringrecess 14 provided longitudinally in the under side of the bottom 15 ofthe next superimposed section, but is not extended entirely throughsaid'bottom, thus preventing relative backward and forward movements ofthe two sections. One or more buttons 16 of elongated form are pivotedto the section bottom at a side of the recess 14 and adapted to beturned to engage under a bar when in such recess and retain it therein,as is apparent. This provides a simple interlocking means for thesections and at the same time enables the top side of the bottom 15 tobe perfectly smooth. p y

I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specificconstruction, arrangement or form of the parts, except in so far as suchlimitations are specified in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A cabinet having its front side open, a door for closing said openingand hinged at its lower edge therein,-an article holding rack ii-form incross-section pivoted at its apex within said cabinet for forward andbackward rocking movements, and means connecting said rack and door forimparting predetermined rocking movements to the rack when the door isopened and closed.

2. A cabinet having its front side open,

a door for closing said opening andhinged at its lower edge therein, anarticle holding rack ll-form in cross-section pivoted at its apex withinsaid cabinet for forward and backward rocking movements, and meansconnecting said rack and door for imparting predetermined rockingmovements to the rack when the door is opened and closed, the closingmovement of the rack being gradually lessened in speed relative to theclosing movement of the door.

A cabinet having its front side open, a door for closing said openingand hinged at its lower edge therein, an article holding rack pivotedwithin said cabinet and having its side Walls disposed in divergingrelation, means connecting said rack and door for communicating forwardrocking movements to the rack when the door is opened, and vice versa,the center of gravity of the rack when in closed position being at therear of its pivot and when in open position being at the front of therack.

4. A cabinet having its front side open, a door for closing said openingand hinged at its lower edge therein, a rack V-formin cross-sectionpivoted at its apex Within said cabinet for forward and backward rockingmovements and having article receiving stalls, connection between saidrack and door for swinging the rack forward to record deliveringposition when the door is opened, and vice versa, the center of gravityof the rack being disposed at the rear of its pivot when in closedposition and the front and rear sides of the rack standing in inclinedposition when the rack is respectively in open and closed positions.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification.

WTLLTAM C. HELLER.

